Recent Examples on the WebThe dark brooder starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz now has a total of £26.5 million. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 Kristen Radtke is a brooder; few would call her a blithe spirit. Heller Mcalpin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021 Most of the tracks were released as singles before the big day, but there are four new tunes, including the down-low smoke-sesh brooder above. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2021 Palmer was golf’s first man of the people — Arnie’s Army — while Hogan had been known as a brooder who kept to himself.Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021 Freshwater brooders live most of the year in outdoor ponds and spawn in natural cycles. Matt Williams, Dallas News, 9 May 2020 Marble Creek’s brooders reach market weight in eight weeks. Eric Velasco, al, 13 Aug. 2019 Most species of coral in the Great Barrier Reef reproduce in this way, but some, a group labeled brooders, reproduce by releasing larvae that settle nearby. Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 Most species of coral in the Great Barrier Reef reproduce in this way, but some, a group labeled brooders, reproduce by releasing larvae that settle nearby. Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
brooder
noun
brood·er ˈbrü-dər
: a building or a compartment that can be heated and is used for raising young fowl